Roberto Mancini could not bare to see his side lose their penalty shoot-out to South Korea in the Asian Cup.
The former Manchester City manager was hoping to send his side through to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
After a nail-biting game finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, there was again high drama in a penalty shoot-out.
Jurgen Klinsmann's South Korea national team were, meanwhile, hoping to end a 64-year Asian Cup title drought.
After Korean goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo saved penalties from Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb, it appeared Mancini had seen enough.